Month: October 2021

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  Arabian Business: How Aurora50 is supporting female representation on boards

  The UAE leadership understands the link between the representation of women in organisations and better financial results, Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde said in an interview with Arabian Business.

  Suzanne Locke
  19th March 2021

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  Asharq Business Bloomberg: UAE economy will grow with gender balance, says Aurora50’s Wilde

  Interviewed on Asharq Business Bloomberg after a quota of one woman per listed UAE board was mandated by the Emirates and Securities Commodities Authority (ESCA), Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde said: “We have a clear message from the government in the UAE that the economy will grow substantially if gender balance is achieved. The challenge lies in creating a pipeline of women, and the extent of women’s access to boards.”

  Suzanne Locke
  18th March 2021

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  Dubai One’s Emirates News: Interview with Diana Wilde on board diversity

  Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde was interviewed on Dubai One’s Emirates News television show to discuss the new Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) quota of one woman per listed board in the UAE by 2025 and the agreement signed with the UAE Central Bank to enhance gender diversity.

  Suzanne Locke
  17th March 2021

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  Bloomberg: Aurora50 CEO on increasing women on UAE boards

  Aurora50’s Diana Wilde speaks to Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East about gender parity on boards in the UAE, as ESCA sets a quota for listed companies of one woman per board.

  Suzanne Locke
  17th March 2021

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• Dubai Eye Business Breakfast: Women hold just 3% of UAE board director roles

  Speaking to Dubai Eye’s The Business Breakfast after the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority announced a quota of one woman per listed board in March 2021, Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde said the quota was “not tokenistic”.

  Suzanne Locke
  16th March 2021

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  ESCA sets one-woman quota for listed UAE company boards

  Listed companies in the UAE must now have at least one female director on their boards, market regulator ESCA says.

  Suzanne Locke
  15th March 2021

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  Press release: Central Bank of the UAE and Aurora50 partner to enhance female representation on boards of UAE companies

  The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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  13th March 2021

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  Four building blocks to that first board post

  Writing for gender gap campaigner EVE List, I outline four building blocks to your first board appointment.

  Diana Wilde
  25th February 2021

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  Press release: Aurora50 convenes high-level steering committee with leading government and private-sector organisations to driving board-level gender balance

  Senior representatives of several leading organisations have agreed to collaborate with Aurora50.

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  23rd November 2020

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  Press release: Aurora50 welcomes inaugural Pathway20 cohort at official programme launch

  Aurora50, a social enterprise co-founded by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa At Nahyan and Diana Wilde.

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  1st November 2020

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